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Henri-Alexandre Deslandres
French astronomer (1853-1948)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 24 July 1853, 1853
- Died
- 15 January 1948, 1948
- Conflict
- World War I
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Paris
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Henri-Alexandre
- Family name
- Deslandres
- Occupation
- astronomer, physicist, Esperantist, astrophysicist
- Position held
- president of the French Academy of Sciences
- Citizenship
- France
- Awards
- Prix Jules Janssen, Henry Draper Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Bruce Medal, Janssen Medal, Ladies' award of the Astronomical Society of France, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Honorary doctor of Leiden University, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour
- birth name
- Henri-Alexandre Deslandres
- described by source
- Nordisk familjebok, Astronomers: A Biographical Reference
- educated at
- École polytechnique, University of Paris, École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz
- member of
- Royal Society, French Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Russian Academy of Sciences, International Astronomical Union, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, National Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Society of France, Bureau des Longitudes
- military branch
- artillery branch
- military, police or special rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- name in native language
- Henri Deslandres
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics
- writing language
- French
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